Pakistan orders Bush poem deleted from school book
Pakistan orders Bush poem deleted from school book
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -
Pakistan has ordered that a poem in which the first letters of each line spell out the name "
President George W. Bush' be deleted from a school textbook.
The Education Ministry said the poem "The Leader" was unacceptable as it had been downloaded from the Internet and was anonymous.
A ministry statement seen on Tuesday accused those responsible for compiling the English textbook of "oversight" and "negligence" and warned them to be more careful in future.
The move came after local newspapers published the poem on their front pages and called it an embarrassment for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, a key ally of Bush in his global war on terrorism.
Hardline Islamist parties oppose Pakistan's alliance with the United States and accuse Musharraf of trying to secularise the Islamic educational syllabus under pressure from Washington.
The Education Ministry said the textbook would continue to be taught without the controversial poem for the present school year to next March but it would be replaced by "a suitable alternative by other publishers" next year.
Man Jailed After Biting Head Off Gecko
PORT JERVIS, N.Y. Dec 6, 2005 — A 19-year-old man was behind bars Tuesday after allegedly biting the head off a gecko as part of a bet.
Derrick Ford was being held in the Orange County Jail after being charged with felony animal cruelty, police said.
Ford was at a friend's home Sunday when someone bet him $10 that he wouldn't bite the head off a gecko, the Times Herald-Record of Middletown reported.
Though Ford won the bet, it wasn't long before police showed up and placed him under arrest, the newspaper said.
Ford, who also was charged with violating parole, is now awaiting further court action.
Prisoner escaped to buy MacDonald's
An escaped prisoner was caught trying to get back into a Tennessee jail with four MacDonald's hamburgers.
The suspected armed robber was caught by a police officer outside Roane County Jail, reports WVLT-TV news.
Sergeant Wes Stooksbury arrested the man and says he was carrying a package containing clothes, liquor, prescription pills, crack cocaine - and the burgers.
It is unclear whether the man was planning to keep his haul for himself or if he was trying to smuggle it in to sell to other prisoners.
It's believed he had escaped for only a short time. The Roane Sheriff's Department is still investigating the case.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -
Pakistan has ordered that a poem in which the first letters of each line spell out the name "
President George W. Bush' be deleted from a school textbook.
The Education Ministry said the poem "The Leader" was unacceptable as it had been downloaded from the Internet and was anonymous.
A ministry statement seen on Tuesday accused those responsible for compiling the English textbook of "oversight" and "negligence" and warned them to be more careful in future.
The move came after local newspapers published the poem on their front pages and called it an embarrassment for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, a key ally of Bush in his global war on terrorism.
Hardline Islamist parties oppose Pakistan's alliance with the United States and accuse Musharraf of trying to secularise the Islamic educational syllabus under pressure from Washington.
The Education Ministry said the textbook would continue to be taught without the controversial poem for the present school year to next March but it would be replaced by "a suitable alternative by other publishers" next year.
Man Jailed After Biting Head Off Gecko
PORT JERVIS, N.Y. Dec 6, 2005 — A 19-year-old man was behind bars Tuesday after allegedly biting the head off a gecko as part of a bet.
Derrick Ford was being held in the Orange County Jail after being charged with felony animal cruelty, police said.
Ford was at a friend's home Sunday when someone bet him $10 that he wouldn't bite the head off a gecko, the Times Herald-Record of Middletown reported.
Though Ford won the bet, it wasn't long before police showed up and placed him under arrest, the newspaper said.
Ford, who also was charged with violating parole, is now awaiting further court action.
Prisoner escaped to buy MacDonald's
An escaped prisoner was caught trying to get back into a Tennessee jail with four MacDonald's hamburgers.
The suspected armed robber was caught by a police officer outside Roane County Jail, reports WVLT-TV news.
Sergeant Wes Stooksbury arrested the man and says he was carrying a package containing clothes, liquor, prescription pills, crack cocaine - and the burgers.
It is unclear whether the man was planning to keep his haul for himself or if he was trying to smuggle it in to sell to other prisoners.
It's believed he had escaped for only a short time. The Roane Sheriff's Department is still investigating the case.
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